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How Many Questions Are on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
The Texas real estate exam has 120 scored questions: 80 national and 40 state, plus unscored pretest items, inside a 240-minute appointment.
What Is the Passing Score on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
TREC requires 70% on each Texas sales agent exam portion. Pearson's current raw-score cuts are 56 of 80 National and 28 of 40 State.
How Long Is the Texas Real Estate Exam?
The Texas sales agent exam allows 240 minutes total: 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion, plus the current scheduling details.
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Pass the exam
Exam structure, difficulty, scoring, scheduling, exam day, and study strategy.
21-Day Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan
A practical 21-day Texas real estate exam study plan with daily National, Texas law, math, mixed-practice, and readiness work.
The Last 48 Hours Before the Texas Real Estate Exam
Use the last 48 hours before the Texas real estate exam to protect recall, fix logistics, review a small miss list, and arrive rested.
Pearson VUE Check-In and Security for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Pearson VUE Texas real estate exam check-in and security: ID review, photos, signatures, pocket checks, storage, screening, and the tutorial.
Pearson VUE ID Requirements for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Texas real estate exam ID requirements for Pearson VUE, including acceptable primary and secondary IDs, exact name matching, signatures, and expiration rules.
Texas Real Estate Exam Break Rules at Pearson VUE
Texas real estate exam break rules at Pearson VUE: how to request a break, whether the clock stops, where you may go, and what remains off limits.
Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan for Work and Weekends
A Texas real estate exam study plan for full-time workers, parents and weekend-only candidates, with short weekday blocks and deeper weekend practice.
Master the national portion
Open all eight official area guides, then drill the supporting lessons and practice sets.
Contracts & Agency
Real Estate Contracts and Agency
Property Characteristics
Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use
Value & Appraisal
Property Value and Appraisal
Real Estate Practice
Real Estate Practice
Ownership & Title
Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title
Disclosures & Environment
Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues
Financing & Settlement
Financing and Settlement
Math
Real Estate Math Calculations
CERCLA and Superfund Basics for the Texas Exam
Learn CERCLA, Superfund, SARA, PRPs, liability, petroleum exclusions, brownfields, and what Phase I and Phase II assessments really do.
Environmental Hazards for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Master lead, asbestos, radon, mold, groundwater, underground tanks, brownfields, flood risk, federal laws, site assessments, and wetlands.
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure for the Texas Exam
The federal lead-based paint disclosure rule for the Texas exam: the pre-1978 trigger, the four required steps, the 10-day rule, and who is liable.
Material Facts, Latent Defects, and Stigmatized Property
Know the Texas rules for material facts, hidden defects, seller notices, license-holder duties, deaths, HIV or AIDS, and the sex offender registry.
Master Texas state law
Open all six official state-law area guides, then drill the rules and scenarios inside each cluster.
TREC Duties & Powers
Commission Duties and Powers
Licensing
Licensing
Standards of Conduct
Standards of Conduct
Agency & Brokerage
Agency and Brokerage
Contracts & Forms
Contracts and Promulgated Forms
Special Topics
Special Topics
Broker's Responsibility for Acts of a Sales Agent: Texas Real Estate Exam Guide
Broker responsibility for acts of a sales agent on the Texas exam: §1101.803 liability, the written scope rule in Rule 535.2(a), and why delegation never moves it.
Amendment vs Addendum vs Notice: Texas Exam Guide
Amendment vs addendum vs notice for the Texas exam: distinguish supplemental terms, agreed contract changes, and one-party termination notices.
Appointed License Holders: Texas Exam Guide
Appointed license holders for the Texas exam: written consent, who may advise each party, the same-agent trap, and confidentiality restrictions that still apply.
Third-Party Financing Addendum & the Option Period
Compare TREC Form 40-11 Buyer Approval, Property Approval, option-period deadlines, FHA and VA rules, and Form 49-1 appraisal rights.
Make math predictable
The formulas, day-count logic, and worked examples candidates tend to need most.
Texas Real Estate Exam Math Recovery Plan
A Texas real estate exam math study plan for repairing formula choice, setup, units, prorations, calculator work, and mixed timed performance.
How Much Math Is Really on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
The Texas real estate exam has 7 scored math items on the national portion: 8.75 percent of national questions and 5.83 percent of all scored items.
Appreciation, Depreciation, and Basis for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Learn appreciation, depreciation, adjusted basis, value change, gain, and investment-property calculation basics for the Texas real estate exam.
Area, Acreage, and Square-Footage Problems for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Master Texas real estate exam area math: 43,560 square feet per acre, acreage conversions, front footage, worked examples, and 15 practice questions.
ROI, Cap Rate, GRM, and NOI for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Learn NOI, capitalization rate, gross rent multiplier, return on investment, and income-property valuation logic for the Texas real estate exam.
Loan-to-Value, Down Payment, and Points for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Learn loan-to-value, down payment, discount points, origination fees, prepaid interest, and financing cost examples for the Texas real estate exam.
Get licensed and start strong
Cost, timeline, steps, education, fingerprints, sponsorship, and activation.
Texas Real Estate License Fingerprinting and IdentoGO
Follow the 2026 TREC and IdentoGO fingerprint process, understand Background Review, and solve delays, prior-print, unreadable-print, and out-of-state issues.
TREC Sales Agent Application Step by Step
Apply for a Texas sales agent license in TREC’s REALM portal, understand each status, and resolve fingerprint, background-check, and exam-authorization delays.
The TREC Fitness Determination Form: Pre-Check Texas Real Estate License Eligibility
Learn when to request a TREC Fitness Determination, what it does and does not decide, what to submit, and how early review can prevent wasted course fees.
Can Non-US Citizens Or Non-Residents Get A Texas Real Estate License?
Learn how Texas real estate license eligibility works for non-US citizens, non-residents, lawful admission, and fingerprints.
Is a Texas Real Estate License Worth It? Honest 2026 Decision Guide
Is a Texas real estate license worth it? A practical 2026 decision guide on income reality, startup costs, time, risk, and who should skip it.
Recover from a failed attempt
Retake rules, the section you keep failing, score reports, and a study reset.
Passed National, Failed State in Texas? What to Do Next
Keep your valid National pass. Check Texas State retake rules, use your score report to choose what to study, and start free State practice.
Do You Have to Pass Both Portions of the Texas Real Estate Exam?
You must pass both Texas real estate exam portions. Learn what you retake, how long a passed section stays valid, and which deadlines can reset your progress.
How to Pass the Texas Real Estate Exam Section You Keep Failing
Keep failing one Texas real estate exam section? Use separate plans for national, state law, math, and long-scenario weakness.
Failed the Texas Real Estate Exam Again? A Six-Week Study Reset
A six-week Texas real estate exam study reset for repeat retakers, with score-report diagnosis, weekly repair targets, and readiness checkpoints.
Texas Real Estate Exam Three-Attempt Rule: 30 or 60 Extra Hours Explained
After three consecutive failed Texas real estate examinations, TREC requires 30 or 60 additional qualifying hours. See the rule, documents, and timing.
Rule and exam changes
Fee changes, new content outlines, and what changed on the Texas exam.
TREC Fee Changes (Effective December 15, 2025)
TREC's fee schedule changed December 15, 2025: $206 application, about $37 fingerprinting, plus Pearson VUE's $58 exam fee. Verify before paying.
What Changed for the Texas Real Estate Exam in 2026
Five update areas define the 2026 Texas exam environment: SB 1968, IABS 1-2, current exam outlines, current fees, and revised TREC forms.
Fresh from the Texas field guide
The newest Texas-only articles in the library.
CERCLA and Superfund Basics for the Texas Exam
Learn CERCLA, Superfund, SARA, PRPs, liability, petroleum exclusions, brownfields, and what Phase I and Phase II assessments really do.
Environmental Hazards for the Texas Real Estate Exam
Master lead, asbestos, radon, mold, groundwater, underground tanks, brownfields, flood risk, federal laws, site assessments, and wetlands.
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure for the Texas Exam
The federal lead-based paint disclosure rule for the Texas exam: the pre-1978 trigger, the four required steps, the 10-day rule, and who is liable.
Material Facts, Latent Defects, and Stigmatized Property
Know the Texas rules for material facts, hidden defects, seller notices, license-holder duties, deaths, HIV or AIDS, and the sex offender registry.
Broker's Responsibility for Acts of a Sales Agent: Texas Real Estate Exam Guide
Broker responsibility for acts of a sales agent on the Texas exam: §1101.803 liability, the written scope rule in Rule 535.2(a), and why delegation never moves it.
21-Day Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan
A practical 21-day Texas real estate exam study plan with daily National, Texas law, math, mixed-practice, and readiness work.
All 149 Texas exam articles.
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Texas Property & Title40
- Adverse Possession in Texas: The Real Estate Exam Guide
- CERCLA and Superfund Basics for the Texas Exam
- Chain of Title and Marketable Title in Texas: Exam Guide
- Deeds and Transfer of Title in Texas: The Exam Guide
- Do-Not-Call and CAN-SPAM Rules for the Texas Exam
- Earnest Money and the Texas Option Period for the Exam
- Easements in Texas: The Real Estate Exam Guide
- Encumbrances and Encroachments: Texas Exam Guide
- Environmental Hazards for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Estates and Tenancies in Texas: The Exam Guide
- Fair Housing Violations and Exemptions for the Texas Exam
- Federal Lending Laws for the Texas Exam: RESPA, TILA, ECOA
- Financing and Settlement: Texas Real Estate Exam Guide
- Fixtures vs Personal Property in Texas: Exam Guide
- Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title: Texas Exam Guide
- Joint Tenancy vs Tenancy in Common in Texas: Exam Guide
- Lead-Based Paint Disclosure for the Texas Exam
- Liens in Texas Real Estate: The Exam Guide
- Listing and Buyer-Rep Agreements for the Texas Exam
- Loan Clauses and Texas Usury for the Exam
- Material Facts, Latent Defects, and Stigmatized Property
- Mineral and Surface Rights in Texas: Exam Guide
- Mortgage Insurance for the Texas Exam: PMI, MIP, VA Fee
- Note vs Mortgage vs Deed of Trust in Texas
- Offer, Counteroffer, and Acceptance for the Texas Exam
- Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues: Texas Exam Guide
- Property Management Basics for the Texas Exam
- Sales Comparison Approach and the CMA: Texas Exam
- Texas Deed of Trust and Non-Judicial Foreclosure
- Texas Legal Descriptions: Metes and Bounds Exam Guide
- The Bundle of Rights in Texas: Exam Guide
- The Closing Disclosure and TRID for the Texas Exam
- The Cost Approach and Depreciation: Texas Exam
- The Income Approach to Value: Texas Exam Guide
- The Secondary Mortgage Market for the Texas Exam
- Title Insurance in Texas: The Real Estate Exam Guide
- Types and Principles of Value: Texas Exam Guide
- Types of Mortgages and Loans for the Texas Exam
- Voluntary vs Involuntary Alienation in Texas: Exam Guide
- Zoning and Land Use in Texas: Exam Guide
Texas Exam Guide31
- 2-Week Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan
- 21-Day Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan
- 7-Day Texas Real Estate Exam Cram Plan
- A 4-Week Texas Real Estate Exam Study Schedule
- Can You Use a Calculator on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- How Long Is the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- How Many Practice Questions Before the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- How Many Questions Are on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- How Many Questions Can You Miss and Still Pass the Texas Exam?
- How to Answer Tricky Texas Real Estate Exam Questions
- How to Study for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Is the Texas Real Estate Exam Multiple Choice?
- Is the Texas Real Estate Exam Online or In Person?
- Most Commonly Missed Texas Real Estate Exam Topics
- National Real Estate Exam Content Outline for Texas
- Pearson VUE Check-In and Security for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Pearson VUE ID Requirements for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Raw vs. Scaled Score: How Texas Exam Scoring Works
- Rescheduling or Canceling Your Pearson VUE Texas Exam
- Test Anxiety on the Texas Real Estate Exam: Stay Calm
- Texas Real Estate Exam Break Rules at Pearson VUE
- Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan for Work and Weekends
- Texas Real Estate Exam Time Management and Pacing
- Texas Real Estate State-Law Exam Outline
- Texas-Specific State-Law Cheat Sheet for the Real Estate Exam
- The First 5 Minutes: Brain-Dump Strategy for the Texas Exam
- The Last 48 Hours Before the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Weekend-Only Texas Real Estate Exam Study Plan
- What Changed for the Texas Real Estate Exam in 2026
- What Is the Passing Score on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- What the Texas Real Estate Exam Day Is Actually Like
Texas Special Topics15
- Equitable Interest and Equitable Title Explained for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Homeowners and Property Owners Associations in Texas for the Exam: HOA/POA Authority, Disclosures, Resale Certificates, and Assessments
- Mechanic's and Materialman's Liens in Texas for the Exam: How Liens Arise, Priority, Deadlines, and Distractors
- Recording Fees, Transfer-Tax Math, and Texas Caveats for the Real Estate Exam
- Recording Statutes and Notice in Texas for the Exam: Actual Notice, Constructive Notice, Priority, and Marketable Title
- Texas Community Property and Marital Property: Real Estate Exam Guide
- Texas Foreclosure and Short Sales for the Exam: Notices, Timelines, Deficiency, and Short-Sale Basics
- Texas Homestead Exemption 2026: Amounts and Appraisal Cap
- Texas Homestead Protections and Tax Exemptions: Real Estate Exam Guide
- Texas Landlord-Tenant Law for the Exam: Deposits, Liens, Notices, and Leasing Traps
- Texas Property Taxes, Exemptions, and Special Assessments for the Real Estate Exam
- Texas Water Rights and Seller Disclosure of Water Service for the Real Estate Exam
- The Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) for Texas Real Estate Candidates
- Veterans Land Board Programs in Texas for the Exam: VLB Land Loans, Home Loans, and State-Specific Traps
- Wills, Estates, Probate, and Intestate Succession in Texas: Real Estate Exam Guide
Texas Exam Math12
- Appreciation, Depreciation, and Basis for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Area, Acreage, and Square-Footage Problems for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Commission and Split Calculations for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- How Much Math Is Really on the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- Loan-to-Value, Down Payment, and Points for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Measurement Conversions and PITI You Must Memorize for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Property Tax and Mill-Rate Calculations for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Property-Management Math and Operating Budgets for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Proration: Taxes, Insurance, and Rent at Closing for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- ROI, Cap Rate, GRM, and NOI for the Texas Real Estate Exam
- Texas Real Estate Exam Math Recovery Plan
- The T-Bar / Circle Method Explained for Texas Real Estate Math
Texas Agency7
- Agency Disclosure and the IABS Form
- Appointed License Holders: Texas Exam Guide
- Broker's Responsibility for Acts of a Sales Agent: Texas Real Estate Exam Guide
- SB 1968: Texas Written Buyer Agreement Rule
- Texas Real Estate Duties to Clients and Minimum Services
- The NAR Settlement and Texas: What Changed for Agents
- TREC Rule 535.2: Texas Broker Supervision
Texas Conduct7
- Appropriate Use of Unlicensed Assistants: Texas Real Estate Exam Guide
- Enforcing Compensation Agreements in Texas: Real Estate Exam Guide
- Splitting Fees, Rebates, and Who May Be Paid
- Texas Real Estate Advertising Rules: Rule 535.155
- Texas Real Estate Standards of Conduct and Discipline
- Trust Accounts, Earnest Money, and Commingling in Texas
- Unauthorized Practice of Law: Texas Real Estate Exam
Texas Licensing7
- Can Non-US Citizens Or Non-Residents Get A Texas Real Estate License?
- Is a Texas Real Estate License Worth It? Honest 2026 Decision Guide
- Texas Real Estate License Fingerprinting and IdentoGO
- Texas Real Estate Licensing for the Sales Agent Exam
- The TREC Fitness Determination Form: Pre-Check Texas Real Estate License Eligibility
- TREC Fee Changes (Effective December 15, 2025)
- TREC Sales Agent Application Step by Step
Contracts & Agency6
Texas Contracts5
Texas Retake5
- Do You Have to Pass Both Portions of the Texas Real Estate Exam?
- Failed the Texas Real Estate Exam Again? A Six-Week Study Reset
- How to Pass the Texas Real Estate Exam Section You Keep Failing
- Passed National, Failed State in Texas? What to Do Next
- Texas Real Estate Exam Three-Attempt Rule: 30 or 60 Extra Hours Explained